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Council approves 7 Brew drive-through at 215 Lakeshore Parkway; dual-lane stacking expected to exceed 20 cars
Summary
The council adopted an amended final development plan to allow a single-story 7 Brew retail building with a dual drive-through at 215 Lakeshore Parkway; planners and the developer said the design stacks more than 20 cars on-site and orients the building north-south facing Lakeshore Parkway.
The Homewood City Council voted 10 to 0 on Monday to amend the final development plan for 215 Lakeshore Parkway to allow a single-story 7 Brew coffee stand with a dual drive-through. The ordinance (29 52) implementing the amended development plan passed on unanimous vote.
Wells Holiday, identifying himself as a representative of Southern Brew Corp., told the council the proposal includes a dual drive-through: "Yes. That's correct. There's it's a dual drive through, 2 drive through lanes." He added that site design allows stacking of "Over 20 cars in stack" before queues could overflow off the site.
Councilors and Planning Commission members had previously discussed the building's orientation. Holiday and the design team said the building will be oriented north-south with the front facing Lakeshore Parkway to maximize visibility, and that, from their site-analysis perspective, the configuration is "the best configuration from both a car stack and a civil engineering topography standpoint, as well as getting the most visibility from Lake Shore Drive." The Planning Commission gave a favorable recommendation 6 to 0; the council committee referred the item to the full council without recommendation pending the public hearing (committee vote 5 to 0).
During the public hearing the applicant said the site plan covers the entire lot previously included in the Wildwood Center South redevelopment area; the amended plan reduces the proposed building to 722 square feet.
The ordinance language will make the amended final development plan the controlling document for parcel ID 29-00-26-2-000-001.005. The council adopted the ordinance after a first reading and public hearing; the motion to approve passed unanimously.
No votes were recorded against the project. The council did not adopt additional conditions at Monday's meeting beyond the plan presented to the council and planning commission.
